GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Military and essential civilians would be paid after shutdown

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: NextGov

08April2011 3:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: If the government shuts down Friday night, military personnel and civilian personnel deemed essential will continue to work, but the Defense Department will not have the funds to pay them until after the shutdown ends, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III said in a message sent to the Pentagon's workforce on Thursday afternoon.

Military personnel are not subject to furlough and will report for duty as normal during any shutdown, along with essential civilian personnel.

"If there is a government shutdown beginning on Saturday, April 9, all DoD personnel should still report to work on their next scheduled duty day, beginning at their normal duty hours to receive additional instructions," he said.  (read full report)

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